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The East Fork Fire began late Sunday afternoon, August 27, on Rocky Boy reservation. By the week's end the fire had spread north and east to parts of Hill and Blaine Counties as well as Beaver Creek Park. At press time for the "Journal" on the first of September, the fire encompassed 15,000 acres, involved 160 firefighters and threatened 160 structures and much farm and ranch land. A Type I Incident Management Team was being assembled to take over management of the situation. Special Type I...
The Chinook Area Chamber is bringing back Farmer-Rancher Night on October 21. The idea is to show appreciation to the farmers and ranchers for the economic contribution they make to local and area businesses. The concept follows a model used from 1970 to around 1996 by the chamber and local merchants. For many years what started Ag Appreciation Night attracted several hundred guests for a dinner and dance that sometimes lasted until 2am. Former and present ag nights were set in the fall after...
Criminals and opportunists thrive during natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey. Social media accounts and internet donation funds are ideal avenues for scammers to collect funds and information from people trying to donate to natural disaster victims. Scammers also use phishing emails, which, when opened, could steal login information, or infect devices with malware and viruses. Please research any organization that you wish to donate to. Do not open or reply to an email if you do not know the sender. Do not share or contribute to any...
Reporter's note: Since I first heard about ranch rodeos, three or four years ago, I've wanted to attend one. Recently my wife and I went to the Phillips County Fair, in Dodson, to see our first ranch rodeo. Locals say a ranch rodeo has been held each of the last several years in Malta but this was the first one held at Dodson as part of the county fair. I've learned fan interest in ranch rodeos is burgeoning nationally. The attendance at the combined ranch rodeo and Indian relay races at Dodson...
Earlier in the summer "Bibbs" Pyette, from Houston, was visiting her mom, Mary Pyette, out at the family home on Coal Mine Road west of Chinook. Sitting on the front porch, Bibbs heard a commotion. When she checked it out a rabbit was head-butting a gutter drain pipe down the driveway. Later, Mary was able to photograph the rabbit using its teeth to pull the drain pipe away from the down spout. Mary's theory is that maybe the rabbit was looking for water. She said, "Whatever its reasons, the...
Despite a couple of false starts about where he could build his Eagle Scout project, JJ Colby believes he can have everything done by the end of October. To gain the rank of Eagle Scout all requirements must be completed before the Scout turns 18 years of age. Colby will turn 18 in January, 2018. The Chinook High senior said of the greenhouse made from plastic bottles, "I think it looks great. It was a lot of work but it will be worth it." The greenhouse was erected on the back portion of the Ch...
It is September and if it ever cools off September signals the beginning of fall and a wonderful time to start cooking those casseroles that you missed so much during the long hot summer. My version of Shepherd’s Pie I have given out the recipe before but it is so comforting, so delicious and so fall like that it is worth the work to put it all together. Consider Shepherd’s Pie to be a three pronged attack. First get a whole mess of the largest Yukon Gold potatoes you can find, boil them after peeling or leave the peelings on for that mat...
Don’t allow evil to cloud your perception of God Q. I don’t see how anyone can believe in God, especially in light of all the bad things that have been done in the name of religion over the centuries — wars, conflicts, oppression, hate, etc. We need to free ourselves from believing in God, because religion is evil. — H.J. A: It’s true that religion has sometimes been used as an excuse to commit great evil — tragically, even in our own time. The Bible warned that a time would come when “evildoers and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceivin...
Lacy Schimmel, from Wisconsin, and Lauren LaMonica, a native of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, were introduced at a community gathering last week in Wallner Hall. The two will serve as Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs) for a year in Chinook working with existing faith-based and community organizations. This is the sixth year that five local congregations have hosted the adult volunteers. There are fifteen sites in the U.S. and seven sites in foreign countries where volunteers serve each year under...
Did you notice how nice and clean the chairs in the dining room are? They all got a shampoo job last week and they all look great! Ann Azure was the August 50-50/Kitty winner. She enjoyed the $23.00 she took home. Much, much appreciation: To Mary Messerly for the bread, to Phillip Hofer for the cucumbers. Happy Trails to the Bus Tour Group - The Senior Bus Tour trip to Colorado Springs departed Sunday morning, after loading at the Presbyterian Church at 8:30 am. Have fun to all the seniors going from Harlem and Chinook Senior Centers!...
September is Library Card month. If you don’t have a library card stop by and we will register you for your very own card. All you need is a current photo I.D. and contact information. Book Club members may pick up their copy of “H Is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald this week. The first discussion will be held Monday, September 11, 4 P.M. in the library meeting room. There will be NO Lego Club this week. Beginning September 14 Lego Club will meet on Thursdays at a new time: 4:30-5:30 P.M. The VHS tapes will be on sale through the month of Septe...
I’m hoping everyone had a safe Labor Day, especially with all the smoke outside and fires around the county. The Senior Trip is headed to Colorado and we wish them the best of luck! The movie showing this week in the Library Meeting Room is “Stand Your Ground” on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. Drinks and popcorn will be provided. Next week’s movie is “A Dog’s Purpose.” Bingo is at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia Olson was last week’s winner. The Kitchen Band will be playing on Friday starting at 11 a.m. Pinochle will be played at 1 p.m. Last week...
Susan Billmayer attended Ikebana meeting in Malta on Thursday. Loretta Beck attended the 3rd Annual Suicide Awareness Walk on Saturday. Cassidy and Holly Grabofsky went home with her afterwards and spent the night with Grandma and Grandpa Beck. Loretta and the girls enjoyed attending church together on Sunday morning. They spent the afternoon sewing together and helping Grandma do chores. They were awesome helpers! Wally and Loretta took the girls home that evening and enjoyed supper at the Mike Grabofsky home. Anita Reed took Jane and Harlan...
Max and Kirsti Cederberg enjoyed a visit from Tom Gill on Tuesday. He is from Evergreen, Colorado. Don and Bonnie Harmon went to Bozeman for the weekend to spend some time with Paula Harmon and Emily Cole. They stayed at Adam Cole’s home in Bozeman. Gerald and Shirley Keller were to Barb and Ted Crowley’s in the Bears Paw Mountains a couple times over the weekend to take food and help out during the time of fire. Shania Maloney was home for a couple days over the Labor Day weekend. Sam, Bryan, and Kase Bignell, Kass and Daryn Cederberg, Jam...
Reporter's note: Ed Obie, Chinook Airport Manager, called to tell me a group of planes would be landing the next day at the local airport. He said, "You might be interested in seeing these planes. There'll also be some students coming over from Meadowlark." Later, Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer told me one of the pilots was his dad, Jay. I'd talked to Jay when I was gathering information about the old Harlem stock car track. A trip to the airport would be fun to see the planes and...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters picked up their first win of the season this past Friday of the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks 18-16. The win evens the 'Beeters mark at 1-1. It seems as though every time the 'Beeters and Hawks meet on the gridiron fans are in for a treat and Fridays contest was no exception. The teams traded possessions through the bulk of the first quarter but the Sugarbeeter put together a nice drive late in the stanza that culminated with Chase Moxley's one yard touchdown run on...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds kicked off their 2017 football season at home this past Saturday welcoming the Rocky Boy Stars to town. The Thunderbirds and Stars are accustomed to playing games against each other where the score reaches 90, but those are usually in Winter during the basketball season. Saturday the teams combined for 194 points in a game won in overtime by Rocky Boy 98-96. The Stars led early 28-14 but the Thunderbirds kept clawing back. Moke Cliff scored late in the fourth quarter to give the Thunderbirds a 90-84 but the...
Prep football like all prep sports in Montana is changing. Schools are getting smaller and there are more and more who opt out of football or go to eight man which is much easier to fill than the traditional eleven man teams. Chouteau this year is going to be playing eight man football which is sort of shocking considering what the size of that town has been through the years. Then there is the case of Poplar High School who cannot play its varsity football schedule due to a lack of boys to field positions. They started out with seventeen...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters began conference play last Thursday in Box Elder. The reigning District 6C East champions dispatched the Bears in straight sets 25-13, 25-17, 25-19 to begin conference play 1-0. Friday and Saturday the 'Beeters were back on their home court as they hosted the 35th Annual Chinook Invitational Volleyball Tournament. The Varsity Sugarbeeters were joined in the field by the Malta M-ettes, Glasgow Scotties, Geraldine/Highwood Rivals, Simms Tigers, Chester-Joplin-Inverness...
The Chinook Golf Course and Country Club is holding a Community Dinner and Live Auction this Saturday, September 9 at the Blaine County Fairground Commercial Building. The fundraiser is to help raise funds for maintenance and upkeep of the course. Equipment needs to be repaired or updated, fertilizer, bug spray, sand are all other common needs for the course to be able to work properly in addition to many other needs. There is a lot of things planned for the night which begins with a social hour at 4:00 p.m. Beverages are being handled by the C...
Chinook Public Schools is off to a great start. Our enrollment numbers are 207 students in the elementary, 62 in the middle school and 107 in the High School. Over the last three years we have witnessed a drop of thirty students in the High School. We have had a small growth in the elementary which at this time is filled close to the maximum per class students that we can accommodate in some grade levels. Our staff turnover was very low from last year as we welcome one new teacher, Marcel Top Sky, in the art program and Krista Drugge in the Kit...
